A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place

January 4, 2018

And we’re back! Took me a few days longer to get into the New Year because of the travel and unpacking after being away for three weeks. I spent the entire day yesterday taking down Christmas and getting organized. It was like an itch I wanted to scratch for the last two weeks, and it felt so good to do it.

I’ve been researching a lot of ways to get organized, and I decided to start with baskets for everything. I bought a ton of these and these… and these.

Basically, I was sick of things laying around. I kept chanting to myself while I was working: “A place for everything, and everything in its place.” Obsessive? Sure. Yes. But I was ready to commit to it.

The first thing I tackled was our entertainment center. Our TV stand is from IKEA and is super reasonably priced. Previously, each shelf just had stuff on it. There were video game headsets and batteries and video games… the list goes on. But it was so piecemeal and strewn about. Enter basket one.

The next thing I tackled was the linen closet. Most of you know that Mike and I live in a one bedroom apartment, and space is limited. It’s easy for things to start looking congested. I used two more baskets to create a specific place for towels and sheets. I liked alternating the metal baskets and the wicker baskets for a varied and clean look. In one basket I put toilet paper, in another, hand towels, and in another, laundry products. Again, my laundry products were previously thrown in the closet in the middle of my towels and sheets. A place for everything, and everything in its place.

Then I tackled our bathroom drawer. Some people have a junk drawer. We have a bathroom drawer. I’m honestly not even sure how we collect so many bathroom odds and ends, but the drawer was becoming chaotic. I started by taking everything out of its packaging to save space – razors, chapsticks, dental floss. That alone allowed me to see what was going on. Then, I bought a drawer organizer from Target for only $7 – linking a similar one thats $6, as mine wasn’t online. I was amazed at how I was able to “shrink” the amount of clutter in the drawer.

The last thing I tackled was under the kitchen sink. Again, products everywhere. I condensed and fit everything in one metal basket.

Overall, I’m extremely happy with it. I just feel like everything is more put together now! Hopefully someone finds this helpful.

In other news, I started BBG week one today! I’ll keep you posted on my progress and follow along on my Instagram!

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Hi everyone! Thanks for visiting my passion project. I'm a 26-year-old Lebanese-American with a love for carbs, musicals, and sappy rom-coms. I work in television, though the views and ideas expressed here are my own. As someone for whom a sixty hour work week is not out of the ordinary, I've struggled to find easy ways to stay on top of the rest of my life. This blog is geared toward anyone trying to find balance - eating well, dressing well, maintaining good health, etc. I'm going to spend time sharing what works for me and what's helped me simplify. I hope it helps you, too!